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Wednesday May 20, 2026

Govt to tighten criteria for language, family reunification for Int´l students

The four-party alliance government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) has taken a move to tighten criteria for family reunification, language proficiency and income requirement for the international students. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on Monday circulated the government´s proposal for amending respective laws in this regard

Published: 23:18 pm,Wednesday 22 April 2026

Helsinki University reports student data breach regarding Palestine movement

A personal data breach has occurred at the University of Helsinki where the Faculty of Science students' names were collected from a Moodle platform into an Excel file, said the university in a press release on Wednesday. It is possible that similar data acquisition has taken place at other

Published: 21:13 pm,Wednesday 22 April 2026

1626 students offered admission to Helsinki University´s Int’l master’s programmes

A total of 1,626 new students from 90 countries were offered admission to the international master’s programmes at the University of Helsinki commencing in autumn 2026, said the university in a press release on Wednesday. The number of qualified students was 44% of the total applicants. Almost 79% of those

Published: 21:36 pm,Tuesday 21 April 2026

Number of students at Finnish polytechnic Institutes on rise

The number of students in university of applied sciences ( Polytechnic Institutes) education continued to grow in 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The number of students attending university of applied sciences education leading to a degree was 183,200, of whom 57,600 were new students. A total of 36,300 degrees

Published: 11:35 am,Thursday 16 April 2026

Immigrant background kids face more bullying at school than natives

Children and young people with a foreign background fare worse than children and young people with two Finnish-born parents across several domains of health, well-being and safety, according to a study commissioned by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The School Health Promotion study showed that differences

Published: 00:15 am,Thursday 16 April 2026

Fish fingers chosen most favourite school meal in Helsinki

Fish fingers have been chosen as the most favourite school meal among the students in Helsinki, according to a survey commissioned by the Palvelukeskus Helsinki, which provides food services in schools and educational institutions in the city. The survey said that the top 10 dishes still include familiar favourites

Published: 01:10 am,Wednesday 15 April 2026

Espoo takes safety measures after child death in Vantaa daycare

The early childhood education department of the City of Espoo has taken safety measures following the death of a child in a fold-down bed accident at a daycare centre in Vantaa recently. The city authority issued instructions to both the city and privately operated early childhood education centres about

Published: 22:49 pm,Thursday 9 April 2026

11,750 Finnish higher Edu students go abroad for exchange in 2025

A total of 11,750 Finnish higher education students went abroad for exchange studies or international traineeships as part of their studies in 2025, said the Finnish National Agency for Education in a press release on Thursday. The number is over a thousand more students than in the previous year.

Published: 21:16 pm,Wednesday 8 April 2026

34,500 students to pay back Kela aid as income limit exceeds

About 34,500 students exceeded their income limit for student financial aid in 2025, said the Social Insurance Institution-Kela in a press release on Wednesday. These students have until the end of April to pay back financial aid they received in 2025 if they want to avoid the recovery

Published: 01:54 am,Thursday 2 April 2026

Number of primary, lower secondary students on wane in Finland

There were 47,600 pupils in pre-primary education and 537,000 pupils in primary and lower secondary education in 2025 in Finland, according to Statistics Finland. The number of pupils in primary and lower secondary education fell by two per cent from the previous year. A total of 50,100 pupils started

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